As the name suggests, it is to strengthen the fortifications, and transfer all the residents and materials of the four fields, so that the enemy can neither enter nor grab anything, so it is untenable. This is a method of warfare against an enemy with superiority, but it is also a double-edged sword, killing the enemy and destroying the national strength of one's own country. Even if you can win, it will inevitably be a big loss of vitality, and it will not be the same as before.

Since Liu Bang plotted to seize the Qi country, all government affairs big and small came from Xiao He, in other words, these are Xiao He's hard work, but now they are going to be ruined, Liu Bang is not only a little reluctant, but also guilty of Xiao He.

Xiao He's face twitched, his eyes were closed, and there was a faint look of pain on his face.

In order to take care of the land this year, he can be said to be conscientious and painstaking. He also enjoyed this feeling very much, he Xiao He had neither the ambition to win the world, nor the ability to conquer the city. He was only a great talent in governing the world, and his lifelong wish was just to be a king Zuozhi to create a peaceful and prosperous world, but now he is watching his hard work ruined, how can he not be like a knife.

Xiao He slowly opened his eyes, looked at Chen Ping intently and said; "Does it have to be like this?"

Chen Ping didn't speak, just bowed slightly, and his meaning was self-evident.

Liu Bang opened his mouth to persuade; "Lao Xiao, if the country is broken, let's build another one. As long as I, Liu Bang, can win, I will definitely return you to the whole world in the future and let you get your wish. ”

Xiao He smiled bitterly, tilted his head and was silent for a long time, and said, "Pei Gong, do you know what I am thinking in my heart now? ”

Liu Bang was stunned, since he was named the king of Han, Xiao He had never called himself "Pei Gong" anymore, and now he suddenly shouted, which made him feel a little weird.

"What do you want?" Liu Bang asked in his tone.

Xiao He took a long breath, closed his eyes and said with a somewhat tangled face; "I think that when we started the incident in Peixian, we shouted the slogan 'Drive out the violence of Qin and restore peace', telling the villagers to overthrow the rule of the Qin State and no longer suffer from harsh taxes and labor. But now three years have passed, and the world has not only not been calm, but has been empty, and instead of living a prosperous life, the common people have been driven to the battlefield to die with hunger and cold. ”

"Do you think this is a joke, the common people are bent on overthrowing the tyranny of the Qin State, but they are ushering in a more brutal rule than the tyranny of the Qin State. At least during the reign of the Qin state, although they ate a little less and had to endure heavy labor every year, they were still able to survive. But now, not only are we going to take away their food for military rations, but now we are going to destroy their homes and force them to leave their homes. ”

"Pei Gong, you may not know that in the thirty-fifth year of the First Emperor, the number of registered households in the six counties of Qi was 1.03 million households and more than 5.6 million people, but now? I roughly estimate that there are only three or four million people. In just two years, the country of Qi has lost nearly two million people due to war and hunger, this is still the country of Qi, which is known for its wealth, if other countries do not know what the situation is, what is the situation in this world. ”

"Pei Gong, I really want to ask you, is this really what we wanted in the first place? If we knew that this was the result, why should we raise troops, it is better to stay in Pei County honestly, you are your pavilion chief, I am my gongcao, maybe it won't last many years, and the Qin State will produce a wise emperor, wouldn't that be very good, at least it won't let the people of the world suffer so much. ”

Xiao He was a little emotional after saying this, his face that had been showing peace rose all over his face, his chest rose and fell, and his eyes were full of incomprehension when he looked at Liu Bang, and he was faintly pleading. This is what he has hidden in his heart for a long time, but now he said it heartily, only hoping that Liu Bang could give him an answer.

Liu Bang lowered his head and was silent for a while, raised his head to look at Xiao He, his voice was a little hoarse and tired.

"Lao Xiao, look here."

Xiao He looked at Liu Bang's hand, Liu Bang was pointing to the row of cases on his right, but it was empty, he was stunned, and he had already guessed what Liu Bang meant in his heart.

Liu Bang is talking about Xiahou Ying and Fan Xu, since the death of these two people, Liu Bang has always refused to remove their seats in the court, and put these two tables on the table at any time. Many people who think they are smart think that King Han's actions are to buy people's hearts, and only Xiao He really understands the sadness in Liu Bang's heart.

"When we started the incident in Pei County, my fathers and villagers sent a total of 3,218 soldiers under my command, because I bragged to them that the Qin State was about to end, so it was better to let the sons and daughters follow me to Xianyang for a turn, maybe I could get a Hou Ye to be a pawn. There are also Fan Hao and Xiahou Ying, you and Zhou Bo, how good we were at that time, eating meat and drinking wine all day long, listening to me brag. ”

Liu Bang raised his head, seemed to be caught in the memory, and continued with a smile on his face; "Xiahou Ying, this guy, is just a horse breeder, and he laughs at Zhou Bo every day for blowing suona for people, and he doesn't pee to see what virtue he has. This kid is quite righteous, at that time, I saw that I was too miserable, I was poor and had no food to boil, he was good, and every month he went to the yamen to get the rice, and immediately came to my house to share half of it with me. For this, his sixty-year-old mother beat him and scolded him every day, and he didn't dare to fight back, but he still did it, so that I was accustomed to relying on his relief. ”

"As for the butcher, that's not to mention. If there is one of us who is the most righteous to others, it must be the butcher. This guy has a cold face and a hot heart, don't look at me taking his rubbing dog meat every day and eating him and scolding him, but I've ever seen him really drive me away, and later after marrying Lu Xiao, he had a few money in hand and coldly stuffed some to his sister, and didn't let my wife tell me, so he rushed this, this brother is really worth it. At that time in Pengcheng, I almost died under Xiang Yu's hands several times, and it was by relying on the butcher to fight all the way out of the bloody road, he had as many as thirteen wounds on his body, and he never said anything. ”

"But they're all dead." Liu Bang raised his head and choked sadly, already in tears.

"Xiahou and Tuzi are both dead, one was cooked alive by Xiang Yu, and the other was dismembered by Qin Jun's knife. and the three thousand two hundred and eighteen brothers, and only four hundred and twenty remained. Lao Xiao, do you think I still have a way out? If I retreat, how can I be worthy of Xiahou, worthy of Tuzi, and worthy of the two thousand eight hundred and eighteen brothers who died. I promised them glory and wealth, and they believed me to follow me and die for me, but I left the body in a foreign land. In Guanzhong, in Hanzhong, in the Central Plains, and in Hebei, they are all just hastily buried, and there is not even a tablet, so they can only be lonely ghosts and ghosts in a foreign land. ”

Liu Bang clenched his fists, his face was full of excitement, and asked again: "Lao Xiao, do you think I still have a way out?" ”

"No, when we embark on this road, we can only go one way to the end, and there is no turning back, only to keep moving forward, when there are stones blocking the road, or when we can't go through, we have to find a way to move the stones, instead of returning along the way we came. Take a step back and you will be in the abyss, and you will never recover!"

"I have no way out, do you understand? If I win, I can let my living brothers enjoy the glory and wealth with me, and I can let the souls of my dead brothers return to their hometowns, and move them back to Pei County, so that they can return to their hometowns even if they die; But if I lose, then we will be reduced to the lowly dust in this troubled world, not only the people of Peixian County will be ashamed, but also the history books of the Qin State will be reluctant to spend more ink for us in the future. ”

"Lao Xiao, since we have done great things, we must do it vigorously to the end, the husband should be like this in life, and how will he die! Even if you fight to the death of the race, it is not in vain to come to this world to walk once, and if future generations mention us after a thousand years, they will also give a heartfelt thumbs up and say 'good'. ”

Xiao He's body shook violently, took a few breaths of force, and after a long time, he calmed down, lowered his head deeply and said; "I know, I'll do my best, since I, Xiao He, have decided to work hard for you, I won't regret my decision."

"Chen Ping."

"In!" Chen Ping, who was in the blood of Liu Bang's bold words and ambitions on the side, stepped forward and answered loudly.

"Spread my edict to order all the people of Jibei, Dongjun, and Linzi counties to withdraw to the neighboring county seats, burn down their houses, and take away everything that can be taken away. All the young men in the city are registered and ready to go to the city wall to help defend them. ”

"Order Zhou Bo, order him to go with his camera, take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Qin army to prepare to withdraw from the hinterland, if there is a delay in the military order, there will be no forgiveness!"

"No!"

…….

In fact, Chen Ping's material is right, Qin's grain and grass are indeed close to running out, behind the successive victories, but the sharp consumption of military food, originally Han Xin also expected to capture Hebei to be able to supply on the spot, but he didn't expect Zhao Xie and Zang Di, Han Guang These people don't know what is called governing the country at all, they just desperately expropriate and then fight, they will only destroy and don't know how to build, and as a result, a good piece of Yanzhao's land has become a mess of mud, Han Xin not only did not get a little food, but had to paste it into a lot of prisoners and hungry people.

The only thing he got was from Wei Guo, Wei Bao was more than cautious, that is, he was as timid as a mouse, most of the time he was cowering at home and not fighting with others, and the corresponding damage was much smaller, so there was still some surplus grain in the city, and Han Xin naturally collected all of it unceremoniously.

But these are still a drop in the bucket compared to the huge gap in the Qin army. After the expansion of the Qin army, Hebei already had 200,000 foot cavalry and 130,000 expeditions.

Han Xin calculated for a long time and found that the grain stored in Guanzhong could support the food expenditure of the 130,000 Qin army for more than a month on the premise of ensuring the consumption of the Central Plains Army. In other words, the Qin army must destroy the Han state within a month, otherwise it will face the danger of running out of food.

Han Xin thought about it for a long time before the war, and finally decided to launch an attack on the right place. Because after the defeat of Hebei, Liu Bang's main force has been exhausted, and this is the time when he is the weakest, if he can't take advantage of the situation to completely defeat him, sooner or later it will be a big trouble.

But what he didn't expect was an unexpected event that broke his plan.

PS: I didn't update it yesterday.,So I made up a chapter today.,It's really going to kill me.,Look at it's two or three o'clock.,I'm going to get up early tomorrow morning to go to the unit to meet the inspection~